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I recently purchased my first lathe and turning tools along with the Tormek system.  After quite a bit of research, I bought Crown Pro-PM tools which are made of powdered metal and claim to hold an edge 3 times longer than traditional M2 HSS.  After trying to sharpen the skew chisel, I'm wondering if these tools are stronger than the Tormek stone!  I literally spent over two hours just trying to grind the black marker off both bevels.  The stone was dressed for 220 grit and I tried various amounts of pressure.  Am I doing anything wrong?  Is there any way to speed up the sharpening process?  I should also mention that I did successfully sharpen a cheap chisel in a short amount of time.

Thanks in advance.

Jeff